Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
ज्वालाकवलिताशेषपुरप्राकारमालिनीम् / पुरीं सहस्त्यश्वनरां स ददाहास्त्रपावकः
jvālākavalitāśeṣapuraprākāramālinīm / purīṃ sahastyaśvanarāṃ sa dadāhāstrapāvakaḥ
That city—its walls and ramparts wholly swallowed by flames, adorned with lines of fortifications, with elephants, horses, and people within—was burned to ashes by the fire of that weapon.